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‘Don’t get attached to anything,’ Toronto’s Little Jamaica Festival cancelled last minute, joining list of other scrapped events this summer
Now
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August 29, 2025
Another popular Toronto street festival has been cancelled last minute, and residents are devastated. Little Jamaica Festival, which was slated to take over Eglinton Ave. W. for a celebration of Caribbean culture from Aug. 30-31 has been...
British Airways is Adding More Flights to Kingston, Jamaica’s Emerging Travel Hotspot
Caribbean Journal
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August 29, 2025
The waterfront. The street art. The music. Kingston has been quietly developing into a full-fledged tourism destination, with a new crop of travelers seeking out Jamaica’s capital for its unique blend of modern cool and vibrant culture — along...
Royal Caribbean’s Newest Ship, Legend of the Seas, Is Coming Next Year
Caribbean Journal
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August 29, 2025
Royal Caribbean has lifted the curtain on its newest Icon Class vacation. Legend of the Seas, the third in the cruise giant’s new lineup, is set to debut in Europe in Aug. 2026 before launching Caribbean sailings out of Fort Lauderdale that...
Ex-postal inspector charged with stealing $340K for pool, escorts, travel
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Massachusetts
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August 29, 2025
A former inspector for the U.S. Postal Service is accused of using almost $340,000 in cash stolen from the mail to pay for escorts, pool upgrades and travel, according to federal prosecutors. Scott Kelley, 51, of Pembroke, was arrested and charged...
Record-setting air travel expected over Labor Day weekend at US airports
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 29, 2025
Thousands will depart from Bradley International Airport for Labor Day weekend. WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — TSA predicts record-breaking air travel for the Labor Day weekend. Bradley International Airport was busy early Friday morning; at around 4...
Black Business Month: ‘You, too, can obtain your dreams’
The Fountain Hills Times - Arizona
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By Lolita Tramel, DNP | Family and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner As Black Business Month comes to a close, I’m reminded of how the most personal stories can ignite the most transformative ventures. Caring for my mother, Wilma, through the...
Bomb threats at several government offices
Radio Jamaica
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August 29, 2025
There appears to be coordinated bomb threats at several Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) and other government offices across the island. The Jamaica Fire Brigade told Radio Jamaica News that there are bomb scares at PICA offices...
Ex-Postal Service inspector charged with stealing $340K for pool, escorts, travel
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Massachusetts
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August 29, 2025
PROFITING FROM THEM. SKY 5 DOVER SCOTT KELLY’S PEMBROKE HOME. PROSECUTORS SAY THE FORMER BOSTON POSTAL INSPECTOR USED STOLEN CASH TO PUT IN THAT PATIO, HEAT AND LIGHT HIS POOL AND INSTALL GRANITE COUNTERTOPS ON HIS OUTDOOR BAR. KELLY IS ACCUSED OF...
Grand Island musicians find fun and friendship in Ukes R Us group
The Grand Island Independent - Nebraska
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When you play the ukulele, you get a lot of questions. What does it want to be when it grows up? Can you play “Tiptoe Through the Tulips”? Do you play only Hawaiian music? Ukulele players have heard them all. But there’s no denying the power of...
Bomb threats disrupt Jamaica government offices as security forces vote
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 29, 2025
Government offices across the Corporate Area and rural parishes were disrupted on Friday after a series of bomb threats targeted several public institutions, prompting heightened security measures as security forces and election day workers vote...
Golding’s Birth Certificate Reveal Steals the Spotlight during Jamaica Leadership Debate
Associates Times
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Jamaica: In a dramatic turn of events, the leader of opposition, Mark Golding presented his original 1965 birth certificate during the final showdown of the leadership debate on August 28. His bold move served as a strong answer to the questions...
No Caribbean Island Has More Margaritavilles Than Jamaica, From Montego Bay to the Beach in Negril
Caribbean Journal
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August 29, 2025
There are Margaritavilles all over the world — in Florida beach towns, in airports, even on cruise ships — but nowhere else has embraced the Parrothead lifestyle quite like Jamaica. Here, Margaritaville isn’t just a group of bars and restaurants;...
Jamaica leadership debate turns heated as Holness and Golding trade accusations
Stabroek News
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August 29, 2025
(Jamaica Gleaner) “Hypocrite,” “liar,” and “flip-flopper” were some of the insults hurled during the leadership debate between Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding, as the two men clashed on issues ranging from...
‘Consultation vs no referendum’: Island’s leaders clash on process to determine final appellate court
Jamaica Observer
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August 29, 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (left) and Opposition Leader Mark Golding respond to questions at the leadership debate ahead of the September 3, 2025 general election. KINGSTON, Jamaica — The issue of Jamaica’s final appellate court took centre...
Mojo Morgan of Morgan Heritage on 'Jamaica Love,' Rasta Rock, and Healing
Newsweek
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August 29, 2025
"It's about legacy, right? It's about being able to watch the work that you've done be passed on to those that come after you." Mojo Morgan, member of Grammy-winning reggae supergroup Morgan Heritage, knows a thing or two about legacy. As the son...
Jamaica’s greenest parish is its best-kept secret
National Geographic
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According to the Jamaica Tourist Board, Jamaica saw a record number of visitors—over four million in 2024—is estimated to generate $5 billion in revenue in 2025. The Caribbean Island’s popularity has produced crowded resorts and beaches—not ideal...
Holness, Golding clash in fiery leadership debate ahead of Jamaica election
I Witness News
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August 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — The leaders of the two major political parties on Thursday met for their first head-to-head clash in the final of three national debates. The high-stakes leadership debate between Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader, Prime...
Café employees invite community to ‘Dine-Travel’ with them
Northern News
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August 29, 2025
The Blanche River Health Café is getting ready for culinary time-travel with a monthly feature lunch of popular foods from decades past.Article content “In September, our talented Kirkland Lake dietary team will kick off a year-long showcase of...
17-strong Jamaican contingent ready for start of competition
The Gleaner
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August 29, 2025
JAMAICA’s team to this weekend’s 2025 Bahamas International Dragon Boat Festival landed in Nassau yesterday morning, smartly attired in national colours, drawing admiration from airport to hotel and other competing teams based at Breezes Resorts...
Leading Jamaican Entities Invest in Youth to Bridge Environmental Policy and Action
St. Vincent Times
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August 29, 2025
Young people remain ‘almost invisible’ in the policymaking processes that will shape their futures, despite comprising a global population of 1.2 billion and being central to 90 UN Sustainable Development Goal indicators, according to a recent UN...